Emotions, Energy and the Physical Body
Have you ever wondered why we associate so many of our emotions with particular internal organs? In some cases we actually feel our emotions internally, such as the churning in the stomach that comes from nervous excitement ("butterflies") or the deep sobs associated with grief. Also, the sudden onset of fear can have an unfortunate effect on the bladder. In other cases, the connection is metaphorical: we refer to bitter anger as "bile" and talk about people who make us angry as having lots of "gall," both of which are references to the liver/gall bladder duo. Joy and its counterpoint sadness are strongly associated with the heart ("heartfelt joy" and "broken heart"). It would be easy to rationalize...
Climate Change: Forecasting the Future of...
Most people agree that the long-term effects of global warming will be disastrous for the planet and its inhabitants. But predicting the exact future impact it will have is a very complex task. Those who make predictions about its long-term effects are not likely to do so with one hundred percent accuracy. Some of the difficulties inherent in forecasting future effects of global warming have to do with those same factors that make it hard for meteorologists to predict the weather correctly on a day-to-day basis. Winds can cool the air or warm it depending on the direction they take. Cloud cover can cool a hot day. Air masses move and cause storms as cool fronts and warm fronts collide. Ocean...
Catching the Loan Securing Bug
These days, more and more people are availing of loans. I will not go so far as to say that this is the latest fad. But it sure seems like everybody is getting loans now. People have become less willing to wait till they can save up for that next extravagance. Moreover, getting a loan is not too much trouble these days. The attitude seems to be: why wait if you can get funds immediately? Perhaps it is the fast pace of today's world that is the cause of this mindset. There is such a hurry to get everywhere. There really is no time to stand and stare anymore. Plus, even the loan providers have jumped into the fray. They are hoping to acquire as many customers in as little time as possible. All this is...
Who Is Investing in Commodities?
The easiest answer for this question is: anyone who does not mind being in a riskier market. In fact, the commodities market is reputed to be so volatile that fortunes can be made or lost in a matter of minutes or hours, if you don't know what you are doing. To get a better understanding of investing in the commodities market, let us take a look at some of the basics. What is a commodity? A commodity is anything that can be bought or sold. Examples of a commodity can include oil, gold, oranges and currency. When you invest in commodities, you are basically betting on what the market will do. You will bet that the price of oranges will rise or that the value of the dollar will fall. Investment...
There are many theories about how Reiki works. Most Reiki practitioners view Reiki as a passive form of healing, much like spiritual healing. What this means is that they channel energy into the client without consideration for the clients condition(s) as their intent is purely to allow the energy to take it's own course through the body. Most Reiki healers say that the energy is 'intelligent' and will know where the individual needs healing and the body will take as much energy as it needs. They do not believe they are in a position to decide what needs treating or otherwise. Many of those practising passive Reiki will put as little input into the healing as possible and often follow a set series...
Global Warming Topics
The past 100 years has seen the Earths surface warm up approximately 0.6°C. Over these 100 years there has been a massive increase in man made greenhouse gasses, mainly down to the effects of burning fossil fuels and the depletion of forest and woodland. These are not the only two topics in the Global Warming debate, as there are many other topics that affect Global Warming and contribute to climate change. · Carbon Dioxide · CFCs · Deforestation · Emissions · Fossil Fuels All of these and many more have an impact to our environment and in turn attribute to Global Warming. Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide, aka CO2 is a colourless and odourless gas made up of two oxygen atoms and one carbon atom...
Renewable Energy: The Energy Supply for the Future
Renewable energy is really getting the attention it needs. Today fossil energy reserves are depleting and focus is shifting to others sources of energy that replace these traditional energy sources. The focus is on these energy sources and not without reason. It is environmentally friendly and an almost unlimited source of energy. International energy ministers and advocates together with different non-governmental organizations and environmentalists are joining efforts to promote utilization of this energy. All over the world governments are awarding grants and incentives for the development of renewable energy systems. But what is it? How do we use it today and how can we use it better in the...
How To Make Your Kitchen Energy Efficient
Energy bills go up every month. We used to attribute it to the increasing cost of electricity and heating, but even if we just want to make up for them, we have to save energy whenever we can. Heat loss through inadequately insulated walls is a great problem, but so do all kitchen stuff - while we may not know about it, kitchen appliances are a major factor in our house's energy consumption. Let's start from preparing the meals. First of all, never use the stove for reheating the leftovers. It sucks wild amounts of energy! Try a microwave oven instead - while the quality of the food suffers a bit, you save up to 40% energy you'd otherwise have to waste on heating the stove. Another tip is about the...
Global Warming - Future Floods
Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees The average temperature of the earth has increased by about 0.6 degrees centigrade over the last 100 years. Because of the affect of global warming, scientists estimate that the temperature will continue to increase by about 0.3 degrees centigrade per decade - that's 3 degrees over a 100 year period. Some areas are expected to warm up much faster than others, and some areas are actually expected to cool down, but the affect of this, they say, will be floods becoming more extreme and occurring more frequently. The reason why we're told we can expect more frequent and more devastating floods is because:a) As the sea heats up the water will expand leading to a rise in the...
Does global warming affect hurricanes?
Global Warming is a term denoting a gradual warming of the Earths average temperature. The term has become synonymous to the Earths warming exclusively due to man-made effects, especially carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased from 300 parts per million to 384 parts per million since 1900, with the most accelerated increase during the past 40 years. Some scientists have drawn the conclusion that the increase in the Earths average temperature (about 1°F since 1975) is essentially solely based on man-made activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, biomass burning, and deforestation. Causes of Global Warming The Earths atmosphere is made up of different gases. Nitrogen...
Making directional bets can be rather risky in a choppy market like this. Trading spreads may be a safer way to trade. Traders can execute inter-commodity spreads as well as calendar spreads. Inter-commodity spreads include: Oil/Gold, Gold/Silver, Oil/Natural Gas, Gold/ Dow Jones Calendar spreads include: Buy near month copper and sell far month copper, Buy Winter natural gas and sell Summer natural gasa) The logic of buying near month copper and selling far month copper is when copper is in contango situation. Contango means that the value of near month contract is lower than the value of far month contract. Copper is mainly found in South America and Australia. Due to construction boom in China...
Reiki Misconceptions
As a dedicated Reiki professional, one thing I find incredibly frustrating is an almost universal belief in a number of 'Reiki myths' amongst Reiki practitioners and Reiki teachers. So deep rooted are these beliefs that one would think they were fact, but unfortunately they are very far removed from any fact. In studying these 'myths' I find that there is truth in the origins, but this has been lost in the interpretation through a lack of understanding and awareness. The main 'Reiki myths' that need to be dispelled are also the ones that make it hard for Reiki to be taken seriously as a healing therapy. The biggest 'Reiki myth' is that ' Reiki does not heal or cure ', even though the founder Mikao...
Changing Climate to Global Warming
The climate is changing. The earth is warming up, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease, chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally are diminishing. Many are agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats facing the planet. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities in weather patterns. What is Global Warming and Climate Change? Global warming and climate change refer to an increase in average global temperatures. Natural events and human activities are believed to be contributing to an increase in...
The Global Warming Cult - Back to Paganism and...
The Europeans in their desire to be relevant on the world stage, have erected some immoral and vicious philosophies. Fascism, Communism, Socialism and post modern nonsense and dialecticism exemplified by the Useless Nations, as well as other cults of utopian fantasy are obvious examples. Like its cousin the current Eco-fascist Global Warming cult is premised on non-scientific data; a belief in an all knowing kind technocratic elite that will lead the group; a belief in a new world order; a hatred of modernity; a hatred of capitalism; a hatred of US inspired liberalism and a disdain for work, ethics, virtue and reality. The Eco-fascist cult is nothing more than a sick offering of left over...
The Future of Photovoltaic Industry
Photovoltaic (PV) systems convert sunlight into electricity. The photovoltaic effect is the basic physical process through which this happens. Sunlight is composed of photons, or particles of solar energy. These photons contain various amounts of energy corresponding to the different wavelengths of the solar spectrum. When photons strike a PV cell, they may be reflected or absorbed, or they may pass right through. Only the absorbed photons generate electricity. When this happens, the energy of the photon is transferred to an electron in an atom of the cell (which is actually a semiconductor). With its newfound energy, the electron is able to escape from its normal position associated with that atom...
Incorporating Recycling Containers into Office...
Placing recycling bins in the office is the responsible thing to do... but let's face it - these bulky bins aren't the most attractive pieces of decor! Because they still need to be accessible and removed for emptying and cleaning, they pose particular issues from a decorating point of view. However, recycling containers are now available in a variety of shapes, colors, styles and are fully customizable to make your green business truly fashionable. Options for Recycling Bins Bins for recycling are no longer the plastic blue tubs they were when they first came out. There are now recycling bins on the market in an unlimited number of custom colors, unique textures, and patterns. The company logo...
A Visualization of the Urban Legend Called, Man...
About the only truth pertaining to Man Made Global Warming is that there are many people across the world making tons of money by perpetrating a junk science hoax. Just as in the previous Nuclear Winter scare of the 80s, there is no basis for the fears that are being manipulated by those who are profiteering from this absurd science. Worse yet is that if one calls a Global Warming Alarmist (GWA) out on their claims then they will get the patented answer of, the debate is over. I think not. One has to have a debate before the issues can be resolved. Yet the GWAs will not debate their evidence because they have none. If there is evidence anywhere to prove Man Made Global Warming as fact it has yet to...
Crude Oil Prices Rise Above 78 Dollars
World crude oil futures prices set a new record close Tuesday on supply concern despite the world's major oil producers decided to raise their daily output. Light, sweet crude oil for October delivery rose 74 cents to 78.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The former highest-ever settlement price for a front-month contract was 78.21 dollars a barrel, set on July 31. OPEC, which produces about 40 percent of the world's oil, agreed late Tuesday in Vienna to boost its crude oil output by 500,000barrels a day, which would take effect on Nov. 1. OPEC officials said the agreement would add oil to current production levels over their current 25.8 million barrels per day quota ceiling. However...
Can our World Survive Capitalism?
Capitalism is the best economic system on the planet for being efficient at the distribution of wealth by turning people's needs and desires into wealth. Without any governmental intervention, the distribution of wealth happens naturally, with people producing goods that other people want, selling at a reasonable profit and those people making the profit then buy goods that they need and desire. As products become popular, more people begin to make the items (usually of various qualities) and more and more people share the wealth. I would like to take a look at the negative consequences of Capitalism, and there are negative consequences. The sheer efficiency of capitalism is what has brought our...
After the nuclear power company British Energy announced that it was thinking about takeover approaches earlier this year, and then subsequently held talks and meetings with EDF of France, E.ON and RWE of Germany, and Iberdrola of Spain. It is the French energy power house that has emerged as the only formal bidder for the takeover and is now only days away from clinching the £12 billion deal. EDF has been one of the leading contenders to buy British Energy since the British Government effectively put the power company up for sale by announcing it wanted to sell its 35% stake in the nuclear operator. According to the BBC, EDF is now prepared to pay as much as 775p per share, after British...
Today we see a global multi-billion dollar industry impacting to a greater or lesser degree on almost every facet of 21st Century life. As is continually highlighted in the business and mainstream media, the industry plays a critical role in driving the global economy. Petroleum is used as a source for numerous products, in addition to serving as the world's primary fuel source whilst natural gas is the fastest growing energy source with consumption projected to rise by almost 70 percent by 2025. The processes and systems involved in producing and distributing oil and gas are highly complex, capital-intensive and require state-of-the-art technology. These systems also require an extensive breadth of...
Prince Albert had long been thought of as a playboy while his father was the monarch of Monaco. He was known for his carefree lifestyle, much of which he learned while attending college in the United States. Since Prince Albert has taken over the throne in Monaco, he has changed his ways and become a leader concerned about the future of the second smallest country in the world. To this end, he has worked hard to protect the environment of Monaco. Prince Albert takes such a remarkable interest in the global warming cause in part because his small country sits on the Mediterranean Sea. As the level of the seas slowly rose, he became quite concerned that Monaco would be disastrously affected. In...
The Life of a Plastic Bag
Is it a friend or is it an enemy, this land and sea born predator is killing wildlife in both the oceans and on the land. There are currently billons of plastic bags on every check out, in every store, everywhere worldwide and where will they end up? Millions of plastic bags are manufactured every year and then carelessly disposed of and end up at the local land fill site and this in turn creates massive problems for the local wildlife. Currently only 10% of plastic bags are bio-degradable and the other 90% are getting buried releasing toxic gasses and chemicals into the land. We harmless load our shopping and groceries into these useful everyday items that are used thought the household and then...
Limitations of Wind energy: No electricity when there is any wind The limitation of wind power is that no electricity is produced when the wind is not blowing. Thus, it cannot be used as a dependable source of base load power. Utilities and merchant generators will not invest huge sums of money into a technology that does not work when the wind is not blowing. Americans want the lights on when they flip the switch, no questions asked. Wind power will probably increase its market share when we develop a 'smart grid' that can handle multiple distributed generation input sources of electrical power. Wind Turbines Killing Migrating Birds It has been estimated that about 45,000 birds (golden eagles...
Global Warming Terms Explained
The meaning of global warming can often be lost when someone does not fully understand what the terms of global warming means. The four main terms are global warming, climate change, carbon offset and carbon neutral. Global warming is where the average temperature of the entire planet, or globe, rises. This rise causes major changes in the planet's climate affecting every form of life on it. Global warming is thought to be caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases, which are composed of particles that contribute to the warming of the globe. Most of the particles are carbon that is often created by human activity on the surface, either from factories or forms of transportation. Climate change is...
What the Future Holds for Incandescent Light Bulbs
The first ever practical, long lasting incandescent light bulb was developed by Thomas Edison in 1879. While Edison did not invent the concept of the light bulb, he was the first to create a version of the electric light bulb that was safe, practical and cost-effective for home lighting. To achieve success with the light bulb, Edison played a critical role in overcoming challenges that were hindering the innovation of the electric light bulb by developing such electrical breakthroughs as the parallel circuit, an underground conductor framework and light sockets with switches. Today, electrical lighting is a commodity and is considered an indispensable component of life and business. Alongside...
Native Alaskans Feel the Heat of Global Warming
Native Alaskans have seen many changes in the last century. Many have been converted by Christian missionaries. Their hand-made canoes have been replaced by motorboats. And their meager existence has been supplemented by government assistance. Despite these outside influences, Alaskans have been able to maintain reliance on their traditional way of life. But that could soon change. As VOA's Brian Padden reports, conditions attributed to global warming are now threatening the environment itself. Mike Williams has spent much of his life on the Kushokwim River in the western region of sub-arctic Alaska. He says rising temperatures during the last decade have been melting the permafrost layer of...
Global Warming - 10 Simple Ways To Lower Your...
Today the global warming situation has been getting a ton of media coverage. Many scientists from all over the world have agreed that the planet has been getting warmer due to many environmental factors. This article will show you a few ways in which you can lower your impact on the environment. 1) Replace Regular Light bulbs. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb. These light bulbs use significantly less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save a couple thousand pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Think about this, if every household in the United States replaced one regular light bulb with an energy saving model, we could reduce global warming...
Global Warming and Climate Change - How Do You...
There has been a trend for people to be in denial that there will be major changes because of global warming and climate change. Most people would like to think that all will be well, however, this is no longer possible. Most people are aware that life at the moment is no longer what they were expecting because of many changes in society and because of climate change. However, few people are aware that within the next five years far more change is expected happen. Many planetary and weather changes will begin to emerge because of global warming and climate change. By 2011 it may already be clear to most people that this is happening. It is of utmost importance and for your own benefit to understand...
Hydrogen The Future Energy Sources For Fuel
On a summer day in Paris in 1783, Jaques Charles did something as tonishing. He roared 3,000 feet above ground in a balloon of rubber-coated silk bag filled with lighter-than-air hydrogen gas. Though this event had no significance for the next two centuries, yet Charles had launched a quest to harness the power of hydrogen for transportation. Burned or used in fuel cells, hydrogen is an appealing option for powering future automobiles. This nontoxic gas could serve as a pollution-free energy carrier for machines of many kinds. When it burns, it releases no carbon .dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. And if hydrogen is fed into a fuel cell stack a battery like device that generates electricity from...
Solar Cars: The Oldest Energy Around
With zero emissions, solar cars present a sunny solution to eco-friendly car buyers. It also makes good sense to develop a green car technology that doesn't call for a complicated infrastructure or any type of fueling station. What could be easier than using an already existing energy source like the Sun, right? After all it was around since the beginning of the solar system, well before fossil fuel. If it were only that simple, we'd probably already have done it. In spite of universities and corporations building solar cars every year for the past 20 years for the annual Australian World Solar Challenge solar car race, we're not quite there yet. How do they work? A solar car is really an electric...
Wind Turbines--Free Green Power
The best source of alternative energy at present is undoubtedly the wind turbine. Non polluting,they can generate most of our power requirements.They are in fact the primary souce of electric power in some areas of the world.The individual consumer can quite easily generate 100% of his power needs from the wind. There are other interesting alternative energy sources. Solar power is one method of power production which shows great promise and is being used increasingly. Solar cells are however expensive and power output is limited. For this reason solar power is presently an auxiliary power supply in most cases. Nuclear power stations are widely used around the globe. The United Kingdom and France...
That's no big deal in Hawaii- but Greenland? Now there's another idea for Al Gore. Talk about an "Inconvenient Truth", if it be so. But, if the most dire climate forecasts come true the tourism industry in Europe's far north, already feeling the effects of global warming, may find itself promoting a Santa in shorts and a camel-drawn sleigh. Yuk! Each year at the end of autumn, residents, shopkeepers, travel agencies, reindeer herders and even politicians in the Finnish Arctic town of Rovaniemi -- home to Santa Claus' Village, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Finland -- look to the skies in the hopes of a snowy winter. The past three or four years have been difficult in Rovaniemi. Each year...
Solar powered lights operate according to a very straightforward principle. They take the light from the sun and convert the energy it contains into electricity which is made use to charge a battery. When it becomes dark a light sensitive switch initiates the solar light to come on. The light is powered by the electricity stocked in the battery and will continue to be illuminated until all the charge in the battery is used. This is uncomplicated in concept but the machinery required to make this come about is not so simple and only lately it has become promising to make solar lights that are small, efficient and economical enough to be affordable by the majority of consumers. Each light or set of...
Carbon offsetting - what is it? Carbon offsetting is the process in which a person reduces Carbon emissions by paying a reputable environmental organization to plant trees in your place, thus reducing YOUR carbon footprint on the world. Businesses and people alike are encouraged to repent their destructive emissions to achieve a carbon neutral status. Offsetting your carbon also allows an individual to tell friends and family that they actually take action against global warming. Reforestation is most commonly associated with Carbon offsetting, but the promotion of alternative energy also reduces overall CO2 emissions. Everyone contributes Carbon into the atmosphere. Everyday tasks such as boiling a...
Let's Prepare For An Earthquake
The year 1906 was a determining factor in how future resident of the San Francisco area would live their lives. Will they be able to sleep peacefully at night knowing that anything can happen between the time they slept and the time they will be awake. But the question for most people is the possibility that they may never wake up again. The same goes for the people in Mexico, Baguio in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and other countries that have been victimized by strong earthquakes. Most of these people were caught unaware and this made the disaster more disastrous. San Franciscans are aware that someday, their city will fall into the depths of the city. But why do they continue to live in a...
Emini Futures S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 :...
What are Index Futures? Future contracts originate from commodity trading. A future contract is an obligation to buy/sell a certain quantity of commodity at a specific date for a specific price determined at the outset of the contract. Future contracts are frequently used for hedging risks and also for speculation. For example, with the recent hike in oil prices, an airline company which uses a lot of fuel might want to hedge it's exposure to oil prices through the purchase of oil futures. If the price of oil is $60 now and is expected to go up to $70 within 3 months, the airline would hedge its exposure by purchasing the 3 month future contracts so long as the agreed price is less than $70. Oil...
Global Warming - Survive and Thrive
A region's climate may alter over time becoming hotter, cooler, drier or wetter. Natural selection will determine the organisms with characteristics appropriate to the new climate. Over hundreds and thousands of generations constant minute changes will eventually lead to a new species that can survive and thrive in the altered climate. The success or failure of an organism is reliant upon its ability to reproduce young that mature to produce more young. Only the young with the greatest survival traits for any given habitat will endure. These surviving young will transfer their adaptive characteristics to the subsequent generations. This process is known as natural selection. If climatic or...
A Look at How Natural Gas Pipelines Work
The world hugely relies on natural gas or natural gasoline as a source of energy. It is highly combustible and a much cleaner source of energy compared to fossil fuels found in the deep reservoirs within the earth. To obtain gasoline, drilling is the only option. Natural gasoline is made up of many hydrocarbons out of which methane is the predominant one. Natural gas in its original state also contains ethane, propane and butane as impurities. Removals of these impurities take place during the refinery process With fossils fuels depleting at a rapid rate, scientists have diverted their attention towards natural gasoline as a chief source of energy. The usage of gasoline keeps fluctuating with...
Pacific Decadal Oscillation?
Just when Al Gore has done another investment placement around global warming issues we get word of Pacific decadal Oscillation? Say what? The investment vehicle headed by Al Gore has closed a new $683m fund to invest in early-stage environmental companies and has mounted a robust defence of green investing. The Climate Solutions Fund will be one of the biggest in the growing market for investment funds with an environmental slants. The allegedly global warming is in for about 30 years of cooling according to NASA, one of the leading global warming theory advocates. Who's a person to believe? Will we need a recount of those for and against global warming, without hanging chads? :-) NASA has...
Industrial Technologies Program "The Industrial Technologies Program with US industry to improve industrial energy efficiency and environmental performance. The program invests in high-risk, high-value R&D (research and development) to reduce industrial energy use while stimulating productivity and growth." This program has six key strategies: * Focus on energy-intensive industries * Use public-private partnerships to plan and implement the program * Identify Grand Challenges to dramatically improve industrial energy efficiency * Implement a balanced technology portfolio * Perform process specific and crosscutting R&D to improve long-term energy efficiency * Perform technology delivery activities...
The two major greenhouse gases are the carbon dioxide that contributes to the greenhouse effect to a height of 60% and methane. While methane has only a weak life span in the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide there remains for more than a century. why we focus mostly on the reduction of the emission of carbon dioxide. When we use fossil energies, such as coal, the oil or the gas, we burn carbon, adding thus carbon dioxide into the atmosphere: about 20 billion tons per year in the world. The oceans and the forests and the plants; do away with about the half of this excess of carbon dioxide. However, this concentration does not stop growing: from 0.028% fifty years ago to 0.0365% today. An additional...
Acer AL1916 W Monitors
Physical Views In terms of adjustability, the screen is extremely limited. Height or rotation options are not available; however the monitor can be tilted forward and backward by about ten degrees. This should be enough for most people. However for taller people, the monitor will definitely need to be stacked on top of something, unless of course you prefer looking down on the screen. The only inputs on the back of the screen are for a VGA connector and a power plug. The buttons for controlling the On Screen Display are fairly solid and provide a decent enough 'click' thus it doesn?t cause headaches adjusting the monitor. There are no problems with response delay as far as the buttons are concerned...
Is Driving a Natural Gas Powered Car a Good Deal?
US energy reserves in the form of natural gas are about 80% larger than its petroleum reserves. Future drilling will add modestly to either reserve with the likelihood that new natural gas reserves will be more significant. T. Boone Pickens is proposing to use more natural gas as fuel for automobiles. His ads are gaining traction and many people are beginning to ask themselves if a Compressed Natural Gas or CNG powered car is in their future. The answer depends on knowing three simple facts; is CNG really much less expensive than gasoline, is CNG readily available, and are commercial cars with bi-fuel capability available for sale? The answers are yes, no, yes. Natural gas can be offered at a...
There's an old joke about how you can tell when a lawyer is lying - his lips move. Can the same thing be applied to politicians? Oops - most politicians ARE lawyers! Is the public's increasing apathy towards politics partly due to the perception that politicians can't be trusted to give it to us straight? Have many of us become so jaded that we assume it's normal for politicians to lie? Where does "spin" end and outright lying begin? Is silence on an important issue the same as lying about it? And why do politicians fail to discuss these issues with us in a frank and thorough manner? Global warming may be the number one issue on which politicians lie. The scientific facts of global warming and its...
Pro's and Cons of Going Solar at your Home
In my blog I have talked about our 'addiction to oil'. And while it's true that only major, international action can permanently stop that, and the greenhouse effect with it, we can and should of course all do our part. That's why I'd like to go into the pro's and cons of having your own solar power generated at your roof top through a set of PV-panels (photo-voltaic panels). It's becoming more and more common, and in my village there are quite some people who have it. But do you know everything that's involved in installing and maintaining such an installation? I didn't… But now I do, and I'd love to tell you. So, let's get started! I'll start with the pro's, then do the cons, and finally...
In the article that follows, we will explain in how a residential solar (PV) cell converts photons of sunlight into household electrical currents. This process is called the photoelectric effect. We will also explain the physical characteristics of how silicon moves electrons through various states to produce household solar electric power. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, not for his work on relativity. Little did one know that the same people who helped us calculate everything under the sun is also the same person helping to bring renewable solar energy to the masses. Solar Electricity and the Photoelectric Effect The photoelectric effect is...
A Global Catastrophe is Coming?
It is estimated that about 2100 the average temperature of earth's surface will be between 1.5 and 6 grades higher than in 1980. ¿who are the responsibles and what can we do? Our planet is getting warmer: that's a reality. The last ten years have been the hottest; scientifics have announced that in future it would be warmer. And, as always, human beings are the main responsibles: we exert a direct impact over warming process, also known as "greenhouse effect". Greenhouse effect is an increase of greenhouse gases concentration: carbon dioxide (CO2), chlorineflourinecarbonate (CFC), methane (CH4), nitrogen oxide (N2O) and troposphere ozone. In small concentrations these gases are necessary for our...
What is Cardiac Amyloidosis?
Cardiac Amyloidosis is a very serious condition, the kind that develops after the slow and steady deposit of proteins in the heart, making it much harder than is safe for the heart to operate properly. The proteins can develop in any part of the body, replacing healthy body tissue with protein deposits, however cardiac amyloidosis is by far the most dangerous. There are, like many diseases, multiple forms of amyloidosis. Cardiac amyloidosis is usually the result of AL type, the primary form of amyloidosis. Often, it will occur in people suffering from multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. In these people, the disease, also called 'stiff heart syndrome' consists of heart tissue actually being replaced...